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CULTIVATING A CALM, FOCUSED EARLY YEARS CLASSROOM THROUGH YOGA, MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS

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CULTIVATING A CALM, FOCUSED EARLY YEARS CLASSROOM THROUGH YOGA, MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS

Programme Overview

Comfortable clothing should be worn to this training and you will require a yoga mat.

Topic
Yoga and Meditation
Delivery Model Face to Face sessions
What is Included
  • Certificate of attendance.
  • Course material
  • Refreshments and lunch (if applicable)
Cost
  • AED 1980 per delegate plus 5% VAT
  • Discounts available for 3 or more delegates from the same school.
  • If you would like bespoke, in-school training, please contact Rebecca (rebecca@infinitelearning.ae) for more information.
Deadline booking date
Wednesday 22nd February 2023
 
Date of Training
Monday 13th March & Tuesday 14th March 2023
Time (UAE) 8:30am to 3:30pm
Venue Dubai – to be confirmed

Please note:  If COVID restrictions are introduced, this course will become an online training session.

Target audience

EYFS and PRIMARY Teachers, Teaching Assistants and Department Heads of Early Years and KS1; Pastoral Care Staff; PE Teachers and Sports Coaches.

Aims of the course

Participants will leave the course with the knowledge, practical tips and confidence to share a variety of yoga, meditation, relaxation and mindfulness activities with EYFS children, within their classroom and Extra Curricular Clubs.

Intended outcomes
  • Participants will leave the course with the knowledge, practical tips and confidence to share a variety of yoga, meditation, relaxation and mindfulness activities with EYFS children, within their classroom and Extra Curricular Clubs.
  •  Participants will learn and experience a variety of age-appropriate yoga poses, breathing & relaxation techniques, mindfulness activities and moving meditations to enhance children’s focus, learning and self-regulation skills.
  •  Participants will understand how each technique can be adapted for neurodiverse classrooms and individuals, and how to realistically implement each technique into their daily classroom.
  •  Participants will learn new teaching skills on how to effectively and creatively incorporate yoga, breathing and relaxation techniques into story-telling, music, group circle times, games and imaginative play.

Laura McEgan

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Laura McEgan, Senior Teacher Trainer, originally from the UK, has over 15 years’ experience of both yoga and education. Laura is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500 Hour, RCYT) specialising in Children’s Yoga, Therapeutic Yoga and Ayurveda Yoga Therapy. Laura’s approach to yoga and mindfulness for children is creative, educational, therapeutic and playful. Prior to teaching yoga, Laura was an international primary school teacher; with a BA Degree in Education and Special Needs and over 18 years’ experience of working with children in educational and therapeutic settings throughout Asia and the UK. Working with a range of educational curriculums and philosophies including, Montessori, Reggio Emilia and the UK Foundation Stage Curriculum, has enabled Laura to create a unique form of Children’s Yoga as she combines her knowledge of educational philosophy and teaching methodology with the teachings and practices of yoga, and relevant, up-to-date research in psychology and neuroscience. Laura is committed to life-long learning and to sharing her passion and knowledge of education and yoga with others; she is dedicated to supporting children and young people to become open-minded, compassionate, resilient individuals by sharing the philosophy and teachings of yoga.

Programme details:

Day 1:

AM: Yoga Poses & Movement for EYFS Classrooms – specific techniques and poses for self-regulation, soothing the children’s nervous systems and enhancing focus. And how to teach them through story-telling, music, games and imaginative play.

PM: Breathing techniques to support children’s self-regulation skills, nervous systems, mental & emotional health, and creative ways to introduce each technique to EYFS children.

 

Day 2:

AM: Moving Meditations & Relaxations for EYFS classrooms – creative teaching techniques to incorporate relaxation and meditation into EYFS classrooms to enhance children’s concentration, self-regulation and anxiety-relief (meditation techniques for a calm classroom)

PM: Mindfulness Strategies for EYFS children and practical implementation – how to effectively implement your new skills, techniques and ideas into your daily classroom to support children and create a calm, focused classroom.

 

Please note:  Comfortable clothing should be worn to this training and you will require a yoga mat.

 

Day One  
08:45 Registration and refreshments.
09:00 Yoga Poses & Movement for EYFS (Experiential Learning)
10:30 Coffee Break.
11:00 How to implement yoga poses, movement & breathing techniques into story-telling, music, circle times, PE activities, playground games and imaginative play
13:00 Lunch Break.
14:00 Effective breathing techniques to create a calm, focused classroom (for self-regulation and concentration)
15:30 Finish.

 

 

Day Two  
08:45 Networking and refreshments.
09:00 Relaxation & Moving Meditation Techniques (Experiential Learning)
10:30 Coffee Break.
11:00 How to implement moving meditations & relaxation techniques into story-telling, music, circle times, PE activities and imaginative play
13:00 Lunch Break.
14:00 Mindfulness Strategies for EYFS classrooms & ECAs. How to practically implement it into EYFS daily classrooms.
15:30 Finish.

 

About Divine Light Yoga

Divine Light Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School, specialising in Children\’s Yoga Teacher Trainings across the Globe. They provide quality training to educational and healthcare professionals, uniquely combining yoga with specialised areas of education and therapy.

The Divine Light Yoga team are highly experienced, knowledgeable and dedicated to providing supportive, inspiring and transformational trainings.

 

 

د.إ1980
Trainer:
Laura McEgan
Duration:
2 days
Sessions:
2
Language:
English

Natalie Croome is a cross-curricular generalist, specialising in helping teams hone in on just what it is that student learning is showing them about possible areas of focus for teacher and/or leader learning. Using Professional Learning Standards as drivers in the design of high-quality Professional Learning Programmes, Natalie guides teams of leaders through engaging inquiries, honing in on connecting teacher learning to student learning. Natalie brings a fresh, adaptable and flexible approach to her work in leading Professional Learning; keeping it open to questions, research and taking a personal approach to the design process. In this way, she involves Professional Learners in the whole process, from identifying the focus area/s, designing the learning,facilitation, school-based practice, sharing findings, asking new questions... Areas of expertise include teacher identity, the ethics and professional practice of international education, global education pedagogies, bilingual & multilingual classrooms, inquiry-based learning, Cognitive Coaching, interdisciplinary & transdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, collaborative happiness, Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence. Natalie combines a professional approach with a sense of fun and a passion for connecting with people, building relationships, and leveraging curiosity, creativity and play as powerful learning tools.

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